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He would have had a much simpler time if he had cut a couple credit cards into strips narrow enough to fit in the clamp slots. How did all of you miss that? Sticking a whole credit card into those slots is not the way to do it. We've written enough posts about how to do it using credit card "strips" for it to be common knowledge. That one thumbnail picture looks to be about the right size.

My HR24-500 has a power issue and will not turn on. I do not think there is anything wrong with the hard drive. I got a replacement an HR24-200, I am wondering if it is possible to move the hard drive, with all my recordings to the new HR24. Do different manufactures set up the interface with the hard drives differently?

My HR24-500 has a power issue and will not turn on. I do not think there is anything wrong with the hard drive. I got a replacement an HR24-200, I am wondering if it is possible to move the hard drive, with all my recordings to the new HR24. Do different manufactures set up the interface with the hard drives differently?

Thanks,Jay

You lost all your recordings. That 24-500 can be fixed if you still have it. Then you'd save your recordings, but that's the only way it will happen.

I recieved two HR24-500's under the PP last weekend. Using this page and the one previous I was able to swap out the HD's fairly easily. Now that I know how much pressure it takes to slide in the credit cards I would consider it easy to do. It takes more pressure than I would have been comfortable with without knowledge learned here. FYI I was able to use a business card "strip" for the two non perimeter clips. I'm really glad the info needed was on the last page as this is a looong thread.

Based on a bunch of posts in recent weeks/months...this might be a good time for a friendly reminder that tampering with/opening up a leased HD DVR invalidates the warranty and opens up the chance that one may have to eventually pay the retail replacement price to DirecTV for that activity.

Only owned units are eligible for device opening, and since there are so very few HR24's owned in the field...it raises the question how may people may already have gone down the wrong path.

As for the process itself...if one knows what they're doing...it's a brief task to execute.

Best bet for a leased DVR and/or if not sure - use an external eSata drive setup.

He would have had a much simpler time if he had cut a couple credit cards into strips narrow enough to fit in the clamp slots. How did all of you miss that? Sticking a whole credit card into those slots is not the way to do it. Rich

Yes, cutting up an old Credit Card into Strips is the Best Way to Get R Done!!!!